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The Purpose of this thread is in the last two paragraphs.
My Sadness Today....
I was having a miserable day today and thanking God that He was pulling me through it [and that it would soon end!] when my mother called to let me know someone killed my cat. I know it might seem silly, [likely to men because girls can be more sensitive about these things]. But I've had this cat half my life (10 years). Then one day, someone decides to put a firecracker in his mouth, tape it shut and light it. That angered me. And when God sent me here, it was hard to leave him behind, along with all my other things. I'm feeling betrayed and worse than that, of the 2 people I can call on to pray with me, I can't reach either of them. I already felt isolated and alone. I know this will pass, but..... I needed to get it off my chest. And I know I'm certainly not the only one to experience loss or grief, and I think we should be able, as the family of God, to share these things that bother us and hurt us that may seem unimportant to some, but mean a great deal to us. I cannot believe how much this hurts, though in my mind, I know it is a small matter in light of eternity.
So I was hoping this could be a thread where everyone in deeper fellowship could share their bad days and encourage and pray for each other, right here. Let's face it, even those of us that are regulars or members of a church can't necessarily find that kind of fellowship. People don't want to share grief or flaws or weaknesses, because they somehow think everything should always be perfect--or at least appear so--in their lives, and that's just false. So many in the body judge and give advice and tell you why you're wrong to even have emotion, when sometimes all we need is a human demonstration of God's love and grace.
So, what do you think? Big or small, let's share our bad days and prayer requests. Your falls, your hurts, your losses, your irritations, temptations. But I do strongly urge everyone to approach this thread with love! No judgement, no criticism, advice where asked. This isn't about whose right or wrong, this is about who's hurting, who needs mercy and compassion, who needs the truth, who needs to know they're understood or heard. I know, this is a HUGE REQUEST. It requires faith to step out and speak, and love to listen and mercifully seek to understand and help, but if in here, in a Christian deeper fellowship forum, faith and love cannot be found, then where on this earth?
In High Hopes,
His April
My Sadness Today....
I was having a miserable day today and thanking God that He was pulling me through it [and that it would soon end!] when my mother called to let me know someone killed my cat. I know it might seem silly, [likely to men because girls can be more sensitive about these things]. But I've had this cat half my life (10 years). Then one day, someone decides to put a firecracker in his mouth, tape it shut and light it. That angered me. And when God sent me here, it was hard to leave him behind, along with all my other things. I'm feeling betrayed and worse than that, of the 2 people I can call on to pray with me, I can't reach either of them. I already felt isolated and alone. I know this will pass, but..... I needed to get it off my chest. And I know I'm certainly not the only one to experience loss or grief, and I think we should be able, as the family of God, to share these things that bother us and hurt us that may seem unimportant to some, but mean a great deal to us. I cannot believe how much this hurts, though in my mind, I know it is a small matter in light of eternity.
So I was hoping this could be a thread where everyone in deeper fellowship could share their bad days and encourage and pray for each other, right here. Let's face it, even those of us that are regulars or members of a church can't necessarily find that kind of fellowship. People don't want to share grief or flaws or weaknesses, because they somehow think everything should always be perfect--or at least appear so--in their lives, and that's just false. So many in the body judge and give advice and tell you why you're wrong to even have emotion, when sometimes all we need is a human demonstration of God's love and grace.
So, what do you think? Big or small, let's share our bad days and prayer requests. Your falls, your hurts, your losses, your irritations, temptations. But I do strongly urge everyone to approach this thread with love! No judgement, no criticism, advice where asked. This isn't about whose right or wrong, this is about who's hurting, who needs mercy and compassion, who needs the truth, who needs to know they're understood or heard. I know, this is a HUGE REQUEST. It requires faith to step out and speak, and love to listen and mercifully seek to understand and help, but if in here, in a Christian deeper fellowship forum, faith and love cannot be found, then where on this earth?
In High Hopes,
His April